Dog collar and leash



July 9, 1963 A TTOPNE Y 3,096,741 DOG COLLAR AND LEASH Lea J. Glistein, 630 W. 246th St, New York, N-Y. Filed Oct. 12, 1961, Ser- No. 144,704 2 Claims. (Cl. 119-406) This invention concerns an improved collar and leash construction for an animal such as a dog.

One object of the invention is to provide an improved collar and leash in which a triple braided cord forms part of the leash and a quadruple braided cord forms part of the collar.

For further comprehension of the invention, and of the objects and advantages thereof, reference will be had to the following description and accompanying drawings, and to the appended claims in which the various novel features of the invention are more particularly set forth.

In the accompanying drawings forming a material part of this disclosure:

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the collar and leash, parts being broken away.

FIG. 2 is a plan view of the inner side of the collar, parts being broken away.

FIG. 3 is an elevational view on an enlarged scale, with parts broken away, of a portion of a cord employed in the braids of collar and leash.

FIG. 4 is a sectional view taken on line 44 of FIG. 3.

FIG. 5 is a similar View to FIG. 4 showing a modified form of the device. a

The construction includes a leash shown in FIG. 1, formed as an elongated flat braided body 12. The body 12 is formed by braiding three cords 14, 15 and 16. At one end the body 12 has cord 15 formed with a loop 13 secured by a metal sleeve clamped or crimped thereon. At its other end the body 12 is coiled to form a large loop 22 which serves as a handle. Stitching 25 secures the end of the loop 22 to the body 12.

A ring 26 is held by loop 18. Swivel eye 27 is secured to the ring. A quick detachable clamp 28 is connected to a link 30 engaged with swivel eye 27. The clamp 28 has jaws 32 detachably engaged with a ring 34 secured to a loop 36 on the outer side of the collar 40.

The collar 40, as best shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, is made of two cords 42, 44 looped to form tour strands 42 42 and 44 44 constituting two pairs. The strands 42 44* form one pair and the strands 42 44 form the other pair. The collar is a flat, flexible braided strip which is wider than the body 12. End loops 45 and 46 are formed on the strip. The ends of the several strands are secured together at the back or inner side of the braid by stitching 48, 50. End loop 45 engages a loop 52 of a leather strap 54. This loop 52 is secured by a rivet 55. Holes 56 in the strap adjustably receive tongue 58 of buckle 60. The buckle is engaged in loop 62 of another leather strip 64 and held by rivet 63. Strap 64 is formed with another loop 66 engaged with loop 46 also held by rivet 63. A ring 67 on loop 62 receives strap 54 when the collar is closed.

FIGS. 3 and 4 show the construction of the cord C employed in all of the braids of collar and leash. The cord has an outer woven cloth tube 70 in which is a core 72 formed of twisted cloth fibers or threads 74. This construction is strong, soft to touch, and comfortable to the animal. It can be made economically by fabric rope making machinery at low cost, in various attractive colors.

3,096,741 Patented July 9, 1963 This leash and the collar may be made of any number of strands and the core may be a single untwisted core of fibres 72', as shown in FIG. 5; the tubing may also be made of leather, plastic or the like material.

The collar is llexible laterally and longitudinally which is very comfortable to the animal wearer. This construction avoids the prior use of leather, metal or chain collars which were rigid and inelastic in length and width and gave animal wearers much discomfort. Also the prior collars and leashes were heavy and burdensome to hold and carry. The present collar and leash are quite light in weight.

While I have illustrated and described the preferred embodiment of my invention, it is to be understood that I do not limit myself to the precise construction herein disclosed and that various changes and modifications may be made within the scope of the invention as defined in the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by United States Letters Patout is:

1. A. collar and leash construction, comprising an elongated flexible flat body formed of triple braided cord terminating in a small loop at one end and a large handle loop at the other end, a shorter flexible fiat body formed of quadruple braided cord terminating in loops at opposite ends, quick detachable clamping means connecting said small loop and a portion of the shorter body located between the ends thereof, a first leather strap having a loop engaged with one of the end loops of the shorter body, a second leather strap having a loop engaged with the other end loop of the shorter 'body, and a buckle on the second strap engageable with the first strap, the cord of the braids being formed with an outer woven fabric tube and a twisted inner fibrous core, said shorter body being wider than the elongated body, said shorter body being elastic longitudinally and laterally.

2. A collar and leash construction, comprising an elongated fiexible flat body formed of triple braided cord terminating in a small loop at one end and a large handle loop at the other end, a shorter flexible flat body formed of quadruple braided cord terminating in loops at opposite ends, quick detachable clamping means connecting said small loop and a portion of the shonter body located between the ends thereof, a first leather strap having a loop engaged with one of the end loops of the shorter body, a second leather strap having a loop engaged with the other end loop of the shorter body, and a buckle on the second strap engageable with the first strap, said portion of the shorter body being located on an outer side thereof, so that all metal pants are spaced from an animals body when the collar is engaged on the animals neck and the leash is attached to the collar.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 1,161,870 Kunze Nov. 30, 1915 1,509,781 Roth Sept. 23, 1924 2,561,487 Bailhe July 24, 1951 2,911,947 Kramer Nov. 10, 1959 2,994,300 Grahling Aug. 1, 196 1 OTHER REFERENCES Encyclopedia of Knots by Graumont & Hensel, Cornell Maritime Press 1958. 

1. A COLLAR AND LEASH CONSTRUCTION, COMPRISING AN ELONGATED FLEXIBLE FLAT BODY FORMED OF TRIPLE BRAIDED CORD TERMINATING IN A SMALL LOOP AT ONE END AND A LARGE HANDLE LOOP AT THE OTHER END, A SHORTER FLEXIBLE FLAT BODY FORMED OF QUADRUPLE BRAIDED CORD TERMINATING IN LOOPS AT OPPOSITE ENDS, QUICK DETACHABLE CLAMPING MEANS CONNECTING SAID SMALL LOOP AND PORTION OF THE SHORTER BODY LOCATED BETWEEN THE ENDS THEREOF, A FIRST LEATHER STRAP HAVING A LOOP ENGAGED WITH ONE OF THE END LOOPS OF THE SHORTER BODY, A SECOND LEATHER STRAP HAVING A LOOP ENGAGED WITH THE OTHER END LOOP OF THE SHORTER BODY, AND A BUCKLE ON THE SECOND STRAP ENGAGEABLE WITH THE FIRST STRAP, THE CORD OF THE BRAIDS BEING FORMED WITH AN OUTER WOVEN FABRIC TUBE AND A TWISTED INNER FIBROUS CORE, SAID SHORTER BODY 